New Zealand · Naturist beaches
New Zealand naturist beaches
72 beaches and clothing-optional venues. New Zealand has no specific law prohibiting public nudity on beaches; however, individuals can be prosecuted under the Summary Offences Act 1981, Section 4, which criminalises "ind…
Allans Beach
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Ashworths
Beach
Auckland Counties Sun Club
Auckland
Auckland Naturist Orewa
Auckland
Barrytown
Beach
Bay of Plenty
Blenheim
Boulder Beach
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Breaker Bay
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Carters Beach
Doctors
Point Beach {{efn|Doctors Point Beach, Dunedin {{coord|45|43|58|S|170|36|12|E|display=inline}}}}
Fitzpatrick
Bay {{efn|Fitzpatrick Bay, Auckland {{coord|36|49|01|S|174|41|42|E|display=inline}}}}
Geraldine
Golden Bay
Hamilton
Hauraki Plains
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Herne
Bay
Hikuraki
Bay
Invercargill
Kaikai
Beach {{efn|Kaikai Beach, Dunedin {{coord|45|45|43|S|170|41|2|E|display=inline}}}}
Kaka Point
Karekare Beach
Spectacular west Auckland black sand beach with a waterfall, rainforest backdrop, and a quieter atmosphere than neighbouring Piha. Popular with naturists.
Karikari Peninsula
Karioitahi Beach
Remote black sand beach with nudist use
Ladies Bay
Unofficial nude beach below the cliffs of St. Heliers
Lake Kaniere
Lake Wānaka
Little Palm Beach
Secluded nudist cove on Waiheke Island
Manawatū District
Mapoutahi
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Mapua Reserve
Small nude beach
Moturoa / Rabbit Island
[[Richmond, New Zealand|Richmond]]
Napier
Nelson
New Plymouth
Ngataki
North
Beach
O'Neills
Beach
Ocean Beach
Opoutere
Beach
Orchard Sun Club
Sutton, Dunedin
Orpheus
Bay
Papamoa Beach
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Peka Peka Beach
[[Kāpiti Coast]] }}
Piha Beach
Auckland's famous black sand beach with dramatic surf, local naturist sections, and wild untamed beauty on the west coast. One of New Zealand's most iconic beaches.
Pineglades Naturist Club
[[Rolleston, New Zealand|Rolleston]]}}
Pohutukawa Bay
Clothing-optional beach on North Shore
Rotorua
Rotota Sun Club
Rotorua
Russell
Ryans
Beach {{efn|Ryans Beach, Dunedin {{coord|45|48|42|S|170|44|35|E|display=inline}}}}
Saint Heliers
Sandfly Bay
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Smaills Beach
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Spencer
Park Beach
St. Heliers Bay
Nudist area
Takapuna
Tapotupotu
Bay
Taylors
Mistake Beach {{efn|Taylors Mistake Beach, Christchurch {{coord|43|34|54|S|172|46|36|E|display=inline}}}}
Tumbledown
Bay
Uretiti Beach
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Victory Beach
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Waiheke Island
Waihi Beach
Waikuku
Beach
Warrington Beach
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Wellington Naturist Club
[[Te Mārua]], [[Upper Hutt]]}}
Whakaputa
Beach
Whakatāne
Whanganui
Whareakeake
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Woodend
Legal context
New Zealand has no specific law prohibiting public nudity on beaches; however, individuals can be prosecuted under the Summary Offences Act 1981, Section 4, which criminalises "indecent exposure" when nudity is deemed obscene or indecent. The law specifies: "Every person is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding $2,000 who, in or within view of any public place, intentionally and obscenely exposes any part of his person." Court decisions have generally distinguished between non-sexual social nudity and indecent exposure, with naturism increasingly recognized as legitimate.